Chronic Otitis Media (COM) is a persistent inflammatory condition of the middle ear that often leads to recurrent infections, hearing impairment and, in many cases, structural damage to the ossicular ... The New England Journal of Medicine: Tympanostomy Tubes or Medical Management for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media Individuals with a prior diagnosis of pneumonia were significantly more likely to develop chronic otitis media (COM) than those without a history of pneumonia, based on data from a nationwide cohort ... Medicine Buffalo: NIH Awards Grant to Dr.
Timothy Murphy’s Group to Develop a New Class of Antimicrobial Agents to Prevent Otitis Media The National Institute for Deafness and Communications Disorders (NIDCD) has awarded a 2 year grant of $448,000 entitled “Selective eradication of nasopharyngeal colonization to prevent otitis media” ... NIH Awards Grant to Dr. Timothy Murphy’s Group to Develop a New Class of Antimicrobial Agents to Prevent Otitis Media This trial randomly assigned children 6 to 35 months of age who had a history of multiple episodes of acute otitis media to either undergo tympanostomy-tube placement or receive medical management. Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics.
